WE HAVE A
PROBLEM
65% of the rubbish cleaned up from the
River Thames is food and drink packaging.
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SUMMER
LOVIN'
Riverside bars, events and boat cruises are at their busiest
during the warmer months, and plastic pollution at its worst.
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WE HAVE A
SOLUTION
In The Drink is a not-for-profit CIC that helps riverside
bars become part of the solution, instead of the problem.
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Problem

Why single-use plastic is an issue that needs addressing

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Bioplastics

Why compostable bioplastics are not always the answer

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Solutions

A simple reference guide for replacing single-use plastic

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We'll help you get the most cost-effective solution for your business

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Free Guidance

In The Drink is a not-for-profit initiative that works to reduce plastic pollution in our waterways caused by riverside bars and events. Participating venues benefit from:

WHAT THEY SAY

Why would you make something that you’re going to use for a few minutes out of a material that’s basically going to last forever, and you’re just going to throw it away. What’s up with that?

SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH

Broadcaster & Naturalist | Blue Planet II

We’ve seen albatrosses come back with their belly full of food for their young and nothing in it. […] What does she give her chick? You think it’s going to be squid, but it’s plastic. The chick is going to starve and die.

ZAC GOLDSMITH

MP | Richmond Park & North Kingston

Cutting plastic waste from our rivers and canals is vital if we want to protect our marine environments. I’m thankful to organisations such as In The Drink who are doing really important work in encouraging local pubs to switch to reusable cups; helping clean up the environment and reduce single-use plastic waste.

VINCE CABLE

MP | Twickenham

I welcome initiatives such as In The Drink that seek to eliminate avoidable items of single-use plastic. Tackling the sources of plastic pollution and encouraging businesses to switch to alternatives to disposable plastic is vital if we are to make a real impact on the volume of plastic entering our London streets, The Thames and canals.

NICOLA GRANT

Executive Director | Positively Putney

After meeting with In The Drink earlier this year, we teamed up with Putney’s pubs to drastically cut the use of plastics at Boat Race, one of London’s biggest sporting events. We designed the reusable Putney cup and it has been a big success, plus we were runners up in the ATCM Town & City Management Industry awards 2019 for the reusable cups in the ‘Best Environment Contribution’.

JUSTINE GREENING

MP | Putney, Roehampton & Southfields

Tackling the source of plastic pollution is essential if we are to cut down the volume of plastic entering London’s waterways and streets. I’m grateful to organisations like In The Drink that work with pubs to encourage a switch to practical alternatives to disposable plastic.

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In The Drink is a not-for-profit community interest company that works to reduce plastic pollution in our waterways caused by riverside bars and events; presenting a range of cost-effective, reusable alternatives to single-use plastic.